petrol

Government claims using higher proportion of bioethanol in petrol can help cut car CO2 while boosting jobs across the biofuel sector

Moving forward the phase out date for internal combustion vehicles would benefit not just energy and manufacturing industries but also the retail, leisure, and entertainment sectors, a new Greenpeace analysis argues

Speculation mounting government will pull forward date following assurances a rapid shift to plug in vehicles would not overwhelm the UK electricity grid

Plans to create four new R&D centres focused on electric cars, planes and shipping announced alongside proposals to roll out E10 petrol

Electric vehicles are already better for environment than fossil fuel cars, but EV emissions will fall further as world shifts away from coal, research finds

German auto giant expects to potentially keep selling petrol and diesel cars until 2040, but its new models will be solely electric within eight years

Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen proposes a ban on the sale of conventional petrol and diesel cars from 2030

China, the world's biggest car market, could be set to join France and the UK in setting end date for petrol and diesel vehicles